Mobile phones and agricultural extension services in Tanzania

In Africa, there has been a large increase in the use on mobile phones. The project “The role of mobile phones towards improving coverage of agricultural extension services: a case study of maize value chain” is looking into how this new communication channel can be used by agricultural stakeholders to strengthen the agricultural extension services in Kilosa District, Tanzania. – Output from the Norwegian funded Enhancing Pro-poor Innovation in Natural Resources and Agricultural Value Chains (EPINAV) Programme in Tanzania.